***Official Caitlin/Fever/Kate/Meg Games Mega Thread***
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I missed the T call, what happened there? CC22 chirping?
1. By my count ( and I missed basically the 4th Q) Wallace had at least 3 missed wide open looks off passes from CC22.
2. It isn't just Mitchell missing layups, it's the whole team. Hell, CC22 had at least 2 missed layups.
3. Sides seems to be rather clueless, especially when it comes player rotations.
A lot of good stuff in this thread, especially about CC22 and her lack of a total game. She mentioned post game that she is indecisive when she drives to the hoop which has led to a bunch of TO's. I will guarantee that next season, she will have that mid-range game and she will be a WHOLE lot better.
I’m not sure on the tech. It looked like she walked by an official on the way to the bench and made a comment, and the ref was just waiting for it to T her up. I’m not saying Clark was in the right but it seems like these refs are a little thin skinned.
Over/under on amount of those little girls who were flogged when they messed up?
Not only Wallace but Boston keeps missing wide open looks around the free the line after a pick and roll pass from Clark. I mean, she’s probably missed at least 10 of those so far, probably more. Seems like she converts that pass like 10%of the time.
She will be stronger next season and probably gain a few pounds. Her handles in traffic will be better. She will be able to finish at the hoop in traffic and shoot the mid-range with confidence. I think she will be a star in the W.
But there is a ton of talent in the W. I don't think she will be dominant.
Right now, she needs more help from her teammates.
Agree, not sure why people are disagreeing/laughing emoji about her showing a lack of a floater or ability to score when she penetrates the lane. Sounds like she is even admitting it. If she gets a floater, holy shit she will be basically unguardable.
She really needs to add a mid-range game. She either shoots a three, puts her shoulder down and goes in to the lane, or makes an awesome pass. If she developes a mid-range shot from the elbow, look out
Bluder also said "you don't pull up on the reigns of your thoroughbred ".
Do the Yankees tell the press that Aaron Judge needs to work on his bunting to drive runs in?
To bad they dont give TO's to those who can't catch a fing pass
Maybe if the clown coach actually stuck up for her players and got on the refs for letting her get assaulted in the games CC wouldn't have to do it herself...but this coach is as dumb as a coach as I have ever seen
She’s not wrong. It is the coach’s job to get the technicals. The problem is she’s not doing her job. In just about every way possible.
And really those repeated failed drives of Mitchell that end up in bricks and blocked shots at the rim should be counted as turnovers.
Shooting a floater doesn't get you to the foul line. In this league getting knocked down on a layup won't get you there either.
The talking to the refs are not why she is losing and in front of the press corp is not the place to handle that behavior. She needs to address the reasons they are losing and by deflecting to this it shows she is either unaware, unwilling, or unable to do that. I agree, Clark needs to quit barking at the refs, but it would help if the coach would.
It's not and nobody is making that claim. However, a significant portion of it is. More than it should be for a professional league. Making layups and catching passes. Pretty basic skills that should be mastered before getting to the league. And I'm not talking about layups that are missed because of good defense or being contested. I'm talking about missing wide open, uncontested layups. There just isn't an excuse for that.
This was something we all thought. When Caitlin gets to the WNBA, those women are going to catch all of those passes and convert.
It isn't and I never said it was...however there have been alot of very catchable balls that they can't catch and all those TO's go to CC when it shouldn't.
Odd take. Pointing out something as a problem doesn't mean you are blaming everything on that problem.
I said previously in this thread that every shot by worthless Wallace is a TO in my book. And I suppose the second that the ball gets sucked into Wheeler’s vacuum hands could count as one as well. Gawd, Caitlin just needs one of her former Iowa teammates who could knock down a few wide open perimeter shots. Too bad most of them aren’t talented enough to play at this level.
From the first Sparks game but still cool. Such a sweet pass and sweet view. Thanks random fan!
Wheeler really is horrible. No one is reliable behind the arc when presented with a wide open 3. Kate Martin would be feasting if she was on the Fever.
every game there seems to be a ton of missed layups & fumbled passes where the turnover gets assigned to CC
Last night CC played 34 minutes; I don't think the head coach has much of a clue on player rotations
I see that 30 year old Dearica Hamby (the Sparks 6'3 forward) played all 40 minutes
Last night's announced attendance (tickets distributed) was 16,013
As we know, that number is not the same as scanned tickets (actual butts in the seats)
As we know, that number is not the same as scanned tickets (actual butts in the seats)
And I am not saying don't rest Caitlin. What I am saying is don't rigidly stick to a scripted course of action. If she's hot and the team is on a roll, don't kill the roll because of a predetermined resting time. If she looks gassed earlier than expected, take her out then and give her a blow.
Exactly. You’re going to need to sit her probably once each half (if you know what the fook you’re doing). You get the breaks between quarters and the midway timeouts in each, so that’s at least 3 additional rest periods per half. Plus don’t forget the 2-3 obligatory challenge breaks each half which average about 20 minutes a piece. Just five minutes into the third quarter with the Fever on a got damned roll is not the time to be sitting CC (or Fagbenle for that matter). Unless your objective is not to win the game.
I was shocked when Boston went 2-2 from 3; Mitchell throws up some wild shots but she was 3-7 (43%) from 3. Wheeler only put up 3 shots and was 0-1 from 3. Samuelsom was 0-2 from 3 and doesn't give them much imo.
Kristy Wallace was 1-6 (17%); for the season, she's only shooting 25% from 3.
This is just a bad roster. Fingers need to be pointed at the GM, too, because Linn Dunn is responsible for it. And think about this; 23 year old Nalyssa Smith, the #2 overall pick in 2022, is now coming off the bench because she got beat out by 31 year old Temi Fagbenle.
I guess for the GM it kicks as hard as it shoots with Smith/Fagbenle. Smith may or may not be worth the pick expended on her but Fagbenle was a great find.
Fagbenle is perfect for the up and down game CC loves to play
This is not a strong roster for sure, but by now a competent coach would have recognized that her best 5 are Mitchell, Fagbenle, Boston, Smith, and Clark. Use Samuelson to spell the bigs, but you’re in a tough spot there as your bench is really thin in terms of bigs and especially bigs who are conditioned to run.
I have seen enough of Wallace and Wheeler. Wallace I suppose hustles and gets some steals, but I’m not sure you wouldn’t get that same effort and result from Hull. And there’s no way you could see a drop off on the offensive side with Lexi. Sit Wallace and bring in Hull to see if she can be productive there. I’d also love to see what Berger and/or Taylor could bring as well, but rumor is that they are trade bait and Sides doesn’t want to risk injury. It’s a shame. Thin at F/C and thin at G. Not a good combo.
If Berger and Taylor are trade bait, wouldn't you think the Fever would want to play them to show what they can do? It is not like they are proven but injury-prone veterans.
The Aces cut Fair from Syracuse. She can't be worse than Hull, Wallace, or Wheeler.
If this doesn't get better, she won't stay in the WNBA for long.
She will get into coaching.
She will get into coaching.
Caitlin? No way. She is kicking ass, despite the record. She may eventually leave for greener pastures, but I don't see her not playing for a very long time.
